By Associated Press - Sunday, May 19, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Prosecutors say a 51-year-old man was fatally shot and his wife wounded in a dispute over a $5 difference in the price of marijuana.

The shooting happened early Friday in northeast Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Star reports Jackson County prosecutors say 51-year-old Charles Cecil was killed and his 53-year-old wife was critically injured.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting. Online court records didn’t list an attorney for him Sunday.

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The victim and his wife had recently been evicted and were homeless. Prosecutors say Cecil had been selling a small amount of marijuana before the shooting, and there was a disagreement over whether it should cost $15 or $10.

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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com

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